“If people knew the amount of labor that goes into producing a gallon of milk, they would pay $10.00/gal. and tip the farmer besides!

When farm subsidies are considered, we are already paying more for a a gallon than the sticker price.”

You got that right!

The insidious vermin in government make sure they obfuscate the REAL cost of so many products by hiding them behind subsidies and a central planned economy.

Were the free market forces allowed to exist the REAL cost of milk would be much lower albeit a shakeout of those dairy farms which are only still in operation because of government (AKA OUR) support.

The dairy business is a very tough life and those willing to be in that business deserve to be paid a good profit for their efforts more so than some 3 piece suit exec. who is paid well in excess of their benefit to a company.

I site as an example of the French Canadian POS who ran what was the world’s largest commercial printer into bankruptcy all while collecting over $6 Million (US) in bonuses each year during the death spiral.

Like a stopped watch being right twice a day, this is one of the few areas where the OWS scum were correct.

It was the best article I could find. This was part of our nightly propaganda machine aka local news.

I shop both the local grocery store and the Military Commissary and a lot of times the MC is higher in prices than the local grocery store, and we have only one dominate one Kroger’s. Only difference is the taxes, civie is 9.75% where as the restock fee for the MC is 5%. BUT Kroger’s doubles your coupons up to .60 cents, where as the MC takes it at face value, and Kroger’s gives gas points.

BUT TENNESSEE is still one of 6 states INCOME TAX FREE right to work states. I’d much rather pay a higher sales tax than have the state into my wallet for an income tax. I can control what I spend, they on the other hand are spendaholics including the GOP not just the demwits.

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posted on 12/28/2012 6:26:41 AM PST
by GailA
(those who do not keep promises to Military, won't keep them to U)

Production is down. Farmers cut marsh grass for feed out here that they haven’t cut in 12-15yrs. Very dry summer. Poor crop year. Others sold pigs, sheep, and steers because feed prices were rising, and it made money-sense to butcher. Already see some price rise in beef and pork. Might be an expensive year to eat... Truely believe that federal price-fixing is very bad, and distorting markets severely. When farmers get paid for not doing something, everyone’s ears and eyes should open.

Since I’m a milk fiend I have to ask, where are you getting coupons for free milk? Is it a regional thing?

My wife is a coupon junky and the only coupons I’ve seen are .50 off for some of the organic brands. That brings the price down some, but even with the coupon it is still a lot higher than the basic store brands.

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posted on 12/28/2012 7:30:29 AM PST
by roostercashews
(Having a gun doesn't make you safer, but knowing how to use one does.)

If people knew the amount of labor that goes into producing a gallon of milk, they would pay $10.00/gal. and tip the farmer besides! When farm subsidies are considered, we are already paying more for a gallon than the sticker price.

You got it right but I have to say that I wouldn't pay that much money for something I really can do without. Just like I did with Orange Juice.

As a former dairy worker, i think people have to consider that unlike soda - which cost about 1.20 average i think for 67 ounces, but which really needs no refrigeration and can be stored for months, and is just sugar and flavoring - milk, which is about $1.75 for 64 ounces, requires expensive cows be feed, cared for and milked 2- 3 times a day, 365 days a year, and the milk kept under almost constant refrigeration from that time, except for being processed (clarified, pasteurized, homogenized) and delivered at least twice a week, all within about 4 days after the milk came from the cow.

And then there are the milk cases, which we used to lose about half of each year.

Kind of helps keep things in perspective.

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posted on 12/28/2012 9:50:33 AM PST
by daniel1212
(Come to the Lord Jesus as a contrite damned+destitute sinner, trust Him to save you, then live 4 Him)

Yeah, we’re about 20 miles from the lower Yakima Valley, and I believe the other side of the state has considerable production in the Mount Vernon area - Whatcom County — and environs. Other counties also. I’ve never really understood why this state was so optimal for dairy but let it be. The best things about milk to me are the new lactose-free products.

Lots of Dutchmen immigrated to those areas. Most of the Dutch dairymen in King, Snohomish and Pierce counties moved their operations to the east side of the mountains decades ago. The Sunnyside area Was a popular destination.

Of course, this is one of the ways they get bills passed, the farm bill is on the must have passed list and the demwits want to continue to pay farmers NOT to grow food while the world is starving in many countries. Our food pantries are begging every night on the local propaganda machine for food for the poor and homeless. And I bet they are doing so in all cities across the nation.

Our commodities give away has tripled in 3 years, these are mostly very old and infirm people who do not qualify for food stamps, while the ILLEGAL INVADERS can get them.

We limit our giving to Salvation Army, Alpha Omega House for recovering addicted veterans, AM VETS, and St Judes or Le Boheur (SP?) children’s hospital. NO DOUBLE CROSSING red cross for us. We are retired Military and know to much about them.

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posted on 12/29/2012 5:25:59 AM PST
by GailA
(those who do not keep promises to Military, won't keep them to U)

You pegged it. Between the dry spells, and the fact that much of our corn than would go to feed for farm animals is going in our gas tanks...which means farmers are planting more of it than other things like soy, wheat, or other farm animal feed.

They have already said pork prices would double, beef has been high for over a year as it is.

We have a lot of kudzu that back fired government import here in the south they could harvest for ethenol. It is smothering other growing things including trees, creeping over road beds, etc.

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posted on 12/29/2012 5:33:51 AM PST
by GailA
(those who do not keep promises to Military, won't keep them to U)

I got a gallon of 0 fat milk for the mister yesterday for $3.15, and paid $3.04 for gas with the 3 cents off.

Plan a run on the Commissary to stock up on canned milk to cook with, I like the taste better than that watered down stuff he uses on his cereal. Cooking and cereal eating are the only reasons milk is in the house. I sure don’t drink it, never liked it tastes like water with out the fat content in it.

These doctors and their low cholesterol eating have taken all the fun and taste from food. Add in low sodium diets and it all tastes like cardboard.

Have you noticed that plastic undigestible margarine now equals or surpasses REAL BUTTER in prices? And sure does not taste as good as it use to or as BUTTER does. I use BUTTER, if I have to pay those kinds of prices for the stuff it will be the REAL stuff BUTTER.

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posted on 12/29/2012 5:57:24 AM PST
by GailA
(those who do not keep promises to Got aMilitary, won't keep them to U)

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